Budget ... passed a third time

Budget ... passed a third time

13 including Mahinda, Wimal, Pavithra, Manusha, Geetha ....

avoids again!

The third Reading of the budget for 2016 held in parliament was passed this afternoon (19). As

160 voted for and 51 voted against, the third Reading of the budget for 2016 was passed with a majority of 109 votes. Douglas Devananda, Arumugam Thondaman and Lakshman Seneviratna who occupied their positions in the Opposition in parliament including MPs of the Tamil National Alliance were in favour of the budget while 13 including former President Mahinda Rajapaksa were not to be seen in parliament when the vote was taken. Those who were not present for voting at the budget were:
                 
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Wimal Weeravansha
Pavithra Wanniaarachchi
Manusha Nanayakkara
Geetha Kumarasingha
Thenuka Vidanagamage
M.K.D.S. Goonawardena
Siripala Gamlath
Premalal Jayasekera
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
Shivashakthi Anandan
Ali Zahir Mowlana
Selvam Adeikkalanadan